BCHS Jag PRIDE Newsletter
July 2025
To best serve our community and to support a safe campus, our school entry and exit procedures are:
We use two, security-monitored school entry points at 7:00 am. Our main entrance is the main walk through gate between the front office and the library. Our secondary entrance is south of the performing arts building to allow student drivers entry closer to the south end of campus. Please walk on the sidewalks closest to the school buildings rather than walking through the parking lot, and please cross the Due to safety concerns with traffic, no students are permitted to enter campus walking in the bus lanes.
Students with schedules beginning after Period 1 will enter through the main entrance at the gate nearest to the front office. Once they have their school IDs, students will show them to security to enter the campus. Security will open this gate at the end of the first and second periods.
Students with shortened days starting at 4th lunch, will leave campus through the student gate south of the Performing Arts building. Students must show their school ID to exit campus. The gate will close after a few minutes at the start of each period. If students miss the open gate, they need to exit through the front office. If the student's day ends before period 4, the student will exit through the front office.
At the end-of-day release time, students exit campus through the main gate between the library and front office or the walkthrough gate south of the Performing Arts building. Bus riders board buses in the rear of the school.
Please note that no students are permitted to leave campus through any other area/ building.
All BCHS visitors, late students, and preschool parents must check in with the receptionist in the front office. We only provide access through the door to the right of the receptionist’s desk upon ID verification and sign- in.
These practices support a safe campus for each BCHS student and staff member, which remains a top priority each and every day.
Student parking sticker pick-up will be in the BCHS Bookstore on Thursday, July 24th from 9-12 for Seniors and Friday, July 25th from 9-12 for Juniors. Students can continue to pick up stickers at the bookstore after that date Monday, July 28th through the start of school. Students who received an approved parking application email must have their debts cleared and their parking fee paid in order to pick up their sticker.
Students will receive information from their teachers during the first days of school regarding needed supplies or other recommended items for class. We strongly recommend students bring the basics: a bag or backpack to hold their Chromebook and school stuff, personal items/cell phone, pens and pencils, and paper. All the other specifics will come from teachers based on the classes they take.
PE classes have a specific dress code that you can prepare for now! PE clothes are available for purchase through our DVUSD online purchasing system, In Touch Receipting (link below). Students may alternatively wear a plain, white T-shirt and black shorts instead of purchasing the BCHS PE clothes. Items purchased will be available for pick up in the bookstore before or after school during the first week of school.
Each BCHS Jaguar will receive a Chromebook for learning. Students continuing from the 24-25 school year have their device and should charge it and get it ready for the new school year.
Freshmen will get their new device on Friday, August 1st, during their Biology class. (School pictures are on 8/7- see more info below).
Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors are new to BCHS will get their Chromebook on July 31st or August 1st during their Social Studies class. Your student can notify their teacher that they need to pick up a Chromebook and their teacher will send them to the bookstore during class.
Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors that have issues with the Chromebook they have had over the summer will need to see Mr. Pondy for Tech Help in room 642 during period 7. You can also check our website for information on Chromebook help. https://bchs.dvusd.org/student-life/tech-help
We highly recommend purchasing the DVUSD Device Protection Plan for your Chromebook. This must be purchased annually. To purchase the $35 annual device protection insurance for the Chromebook, please click here and log in using your student’s credentials: https://az-deervalley.intouchreceipting.com/. For more information about the Device Protection Plan as well as our one-to-one technology in DVUSD, please visit here: https://www.dvusd.org/departments/cia/edtech/student-devices
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Student attendance is critical for student learning. We expect students to arrive on time for each period. For our student drivers, please remember the parking lot is busy. Lines typically start to form in the parking lot at 7:00 am and remain busy until after the bell rings at 7:30 am. Please plan accordingly to ensure you are on time for the first period.
Students who are unexcused tardy to first period must sign in in the OCR room in the front office and will receive lunch detention the same day as a loss of privilege consequence for being tardy. Please plan ahead and get to school on time!
Passing time between all BC classes is 5 minutes, which limits stopping and standing on the way to class. Students with excessive tardies will have disciplinary consequences, including losing parking privileges without a refund. Additionally, students with excessive absences may be placed on an attendance contract and lose class credit. Learning is important, and students who are in class have the greatest success!
BCHS ABSENCE REPORTING FORM FOR FULL DAY ABSENCES
BCHS offers a form for parents to report absences in addition to our attendance phone line to make reporting absences easier. You can find more information here.
Students may purchase breakfast ($1.50) and lunch ($3.50) with your student’s lunch account or cash. Families wanting to apply for Free/Reduced Meals can find the application and information here. New applications must be submitted by continuing and new-to-program families.
For information regarding school lunches and also adding money to your student's lunch account, please go to the DVUSD Food & Nutrition site.
All BCHS staff are trained in campus safety procedures before the start of the school year. Training includes processes for lockdown, lock-out, and evacuation. We are required by DVUSD to complete monthly evacuation drills and quarterly lockdown/lock-out drills to help practice safety procedures. We will run additional training at the start of the school year and lockdown drills at inconvenient times, such as lunch or passing periods. Please check out the DVUSD website for more information about our campus Safe Schools Plan.
We believe that focus and attention to learning by our students is crucial for their success every day. To help eliminate distractions during class time, BCHS requires students to keep cell phones in their backpacks in either off or silent mode. Cellphones may not be in a student's workspace as proximity of devices, notification settings, et cetera further mental and focus and energy on checking the device during learning time. Students will have access to their Chromebooks for learning and must come with them charged each day. Please keep any other items that may distract students in the learning environment at home.
Arizona also supports distraction-free learning during the school day with the newly signed HB2484 which was signed into law by our Governor. We ask for your support as we continue the practices we have had in place at BCHS for the last four years regarding cell phone usage in the classroom that align to Arizona's initiative to support our students' learning and focus.
In emergency situations, such as lock down or lock out, students will be given direction by their teachers to notify parents. Additionally, if a parent must get a hold of their student in the case of an emergency, we ask parents/guardians to contact the front office at 623-445-8600 and will will call into the classroom to notify the student to come to the office or contact home depending on the circumstances.
BCHS Intervention Time or “Flex Time” will be held this year twice a week, Wednesday and Thursday. This is the time when students receive differentiated learning support based on need. Some students are assigned targeted academic support, while others will self-select tutoring sessions or choose opportunities to deepen and enrich their learning experiences. All BCHS students participate in Flex Time. We will show students how to sign up for their sessions through Flex Time Manager before the first session in mid-August. For a description of BCHS Flex Time, Flex bell schedule, and Flex Time dates, click here.
To support planning for student learning, interventions, and targeted support, we are excited to continue our adopted 90-minute early release Fridays to support BCHS teacher collaboration and student learning through dedicated Professional Learning Community (PLC) time. This time is invaluable to our teachers and students, as it gives critical time to our teacher teams to design skill-based instruction and assessments, review student progress data, and design supports and interventions. The year’s early release dates and the school calendar are available here.
There are no adults to supervise students after school ends on these days. Buses run exactly 90 minutes earlier every early release Friday afternoon. You will find the Districtwide Start and Dismiss schedule here. You can access our BCHS bell schedules (regular day, early release, Flex Time, and final exams) on our website.
For more information about Professional Learning Communities in DVUSD click here.
Student Government is a class of 9th-12th grade students who are elected by their peers to represent the entire student body. StuGo officers work diligently year-round to create a spirited and exciting atmosphere at Boulder Creek High School while developing their individual leadership skills.
For important information regarding upcoming events, spirit days, and voting, follow us on social media at:
Instagram: @Bchsjagnation
Link Tree: Boulderhs.jagnation@gmail.com
Snapchat: @Bchsjagnation01
TikTok: @Bchsjagnation_
Facebook: @Boulder Creek’s Student Government
Get involved in BC Athletics whether you are on the field or court or are cheering from the stands, we want you to be a part of the action!
Fall Try Out Physical Information is on our website: https://bchs.dvusd.org/athletics/boulder-creek-athletics
Our fall athletic try out and game schedule is being finalized and posted on our website soon!
We are using GOFAN for all home athletic events!
Types of ticketing available
1. Single game tickets on GOFAN - https://gofan.co/app/school/AZ12766
2. Boulder Creek Student pass, online or in the bookstore for $30. Please add the athletic pass symbol to your students I.D. by having it re-printed at the Bookstore, prior to an event.
3. Family pass punch cards, $60 at the bookstore only. 20 punches per card, can use 1 or 20 punches at each event.
4. There are NO backpacks or water bottles allowed into any BCHS event. please plan accordingly.
Yearbook
The 2025-2026 Yearbook is available to purchase online through Jostens using this link. The link is also available on the DVUSD online payment system and on the Boulder Creek web site. Order your yearbook before August 31 for special Back-to-School pricing!
Also, see information below for purchasing a Senior Ad!
Our Parent Association is always looking for membership to do amazing things for our students and staff! Please reach out to our Parent Association through our their email: bcjagparents@gmail.com
BC Jaguar PRIDE means that our Jaguars are Prepared, Respectful, have Integrity, are Disciplined, and show that Everyone is united! To ensure a safe, focused, and positive learning environment, we PRIDE expectations with students on Thursday in second period.
- This includes our expectation that students keep their cellphones on silent or off in their backpack so students can properly engage in learning.
- Students should be prepared with a fully charged Chromebook each day and any other items required for class to help with their success.
- It is also critical that students are in class and on time to be present for learning which is critical for their success.
- We also expect our students to be respectful of classrooms, school and personal property each and every day.
Please review our BCHS PRIDE expectations in our Student/Parent Handbook . Taking time to show Jaguar PRIDE is important as we work toward our mission of providing “a safe learning environment with rigorous academic opportunities for all students to graduate as productive, responsible, and contributing citizens!”
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